developer

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)//
United States//dɪˈvɛləpɚ//
//dəˈvɛləpɚ//

A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

noun

1
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
2
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
[Donald Trump] would repeat this point three more times over the course of several hours, as if pleading with his counterparties to see fiscal reason. (Religious fanatics, alas, do not always respond to the same incentives as New York developers.)
3
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
4
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
5
A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
6
A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *werb-der. Proto-Germanic *wrappan-der. Vulgar Latin *vlopp-der. Old French veloper Middle French desveloper French développerbor. English develop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English developer From develop + -er.

Forms

plural: developers

devastation · The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a…develop · To change with a specific direction, progress.developed · wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.

developer · A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

developing · In the process of development.development · The process of developing; growth, directed change.developments · A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for…

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